Martin Lynn

Martin Lynn (31 August 1951 – 15 April 2005) was a British and Nigerian historian and academic, specialising in African History. Having taught at the University of Ilorin, he was Professor of African History at Queen's University Belfast.[1] He was the first person to hold a professorship in African history in Ireland.[2]

Lynn, a native of Nigeria, studied at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA) and King's College London (PhD).[1] He was an active member of the Society of Friends. The Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History, administered by the Royal Historical Society, was founded in his memory.[2]

Selected works

His publications include:

  • Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa: The Palm Oil Trade in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
  • Nigeria 1943-60 in the British Documents at the End of the Empire project (HMSO, London, 2001)
  • Wood, Betty; Lynn, Martin, eds. (2002). Travel, trade, and power in the Atlantic, 1765-1884. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society. ISBN 9780521823128.
  • Encountering the Light: A Journey Taken (Ebor Press, York)

References
  1. "Professor Martin Lynn August 31, 1951-April 15, 2005". The Times. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. "Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History". The Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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